timber, drawposts or piles, or shall remove any iron or stone work belonging to said bridge, or otherwise wilfully damage or do any act which may have a tendency to injure said bridge or draw unnecessarily, he, she, or they so offending, shall, for each and every offence, forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars, over and above the damage done to said bridge or draw, to be recovered in an action of debt, before any court having competent jurisdiction, with costs of suit, by any person who shall sue for the same, one-half of said sum to be for the use of the prosecutor, and the other half to be paid into the hands of the county Collectors of Bergen and Essex, to and for the use of the counties.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That in case it should become necessary for the protection of said bridge and draw, and the accommodation of persons passing over or through said bridge, to have the same put in special care of some person A person may be appointed to suitable for that purpose, then, and in that case, it shall and take care of the may be lawful for the boards of chosen freeholders of the said counties, for the time being, to make such regulations as they shall deem necessary, for the better protection and accommodation of the same; Provided, they shall be in accordance with the preceding sections of this act.

Passed February 7, 1835.

bridge.

AN ACT to authorize the sale and conveyance of the Real
Estate, late of Joseph P. Chamberlin, deceased.

WHEREAS, Joseph P. Chamberlin, late of Flemington, in the
county of Hunterdon, and state of New-Jersey, departed
this life on or about the year of our Lord, eighteen hun-
dred and twenty-five, intestate, leaving a widow and four
children, all of whom are still living, the youngest being a
minor of the age of sixteen years; AND WHEREAS, the said
intestate, died seized of a considerable real estate, situate
in the counties of Hunterdon and Middlesex, which re-
mains in the hands of said widow and heirs, undivided,
consisting principally of small lots, with dwelling houses,
and other buildings thereon, which, in consequence of the
great length of time since the decease of said intestate,
the prosecution of a large claim against said heirs, and the
want of proper care and attention on the part of tenants,
has suffered and is suffering very much for want of re-

Preamble.

Trustees ap pointed to sell real estate.

posing of proceeds of sales.

pairs, which the said heirs are not able to make thereto; AND WHEREAS, it is represented to this Legislature, that the said claim has been amicably compromised, and that the said widow and heirs are desirous that said real estate should be sold, and that their interest would be much enhanced thereby; Therefore,

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Hugh Smith, of the city of Philadelphia, and John S. Chamberlin and Andrew Miller, of the county of Hunterdon, or survivors or survivor of them, be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to grant, sell, convey, and dispose of all or any part or parcel of the said real estate, at such time or times, and in such lots or parcels, either at public or private sale, as to them may seem expedient and most advantageous, for the best price or prices they can obtain for the same; and for the same or any part thereof, when so sold, to make and execute, in due form of law, in their own names, or in the names of the survivors or survivor of them, a good and sufficient deed or deeds of conveyance to the purchaser or purchasers thereof.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the said Hugh Smith, Trustees to keep John S. Chamberlin and Andrew Miller, or the survivors or accounts of sale. survivor of them, shall keep a true and fair account of any sale or sales made by virtue of the authority hereby granted, and of the expenses thereof, and after deducting therefrom the sum hereinafter mentioned, and the expenses of the sale, Manner of dis- they shall put out and invest, in good and sufficient securities, to be approved of by the Orphans' Court of the county of Hunterdon, upon interest, the one equal third part of the net remainder, and shall pay over to the widow of the said Joseph P. Chamberlin, now the wife of the Reverend Joseph Campbell, of Hackettstown, during her natural life, the interest that may accrue thereon annually, on the first day of May in each and every year; and shall pay over to the heirs of said intestate, or to his, her or their legal representatives or guardians, the remaining net two-thirds of the proceeds of said sales, in equal parts or portions according to law, and that at the decease of the said Ann Campbell, the third part or parcel thereof, so invested as above directed, shall also be equally divided and paid over to the said heirs of said intestate, or to his, her or their legal representatives or guardians, in equal parts according to law; Provided always, that the said Hugh Smith, John S. Chamberlin and Andrew Miller, shall not ask, demand, or have any compensation or commissions for their, or either of their trouble or services, in and about the execution of this act.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That before the said Hugh

Smith, John S. Chamberlin, and Andrew Miller, or the survivors or survivor of them, who shall undertake to execute the authority hereby given to them, they, or such of them

as may undertake the same, shall enter into bond to the Go- To give bond to vernor of this state, with two or more sufficient sureties, to Governor. be by him approved of in such amount as he shall direct, conditioned for the true and faithful performance of all their duties under this act, which bond they shall cause to be deposited in the office of the Register of the Prerogative Court, to be there affiled.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the said Hugh Smith, John S. Chamberlin and Andrew Miller, or the survivors or survivor of them shall, within six months after making any

sale or sales as aforesaid, of said real estate, make and ex- Account of sales hibit, under oath or affirmation, a true and correct statement to be filed, &c. of such sale or sales, and of the expenses thereof, and shall cause the same to be affiled in the office of the Surrogate of the county in which the lands so sold, may lie or be.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the said Hugh Smith, John S. Chamberlin, and Andrew Miller, or the survivors or survivor of them, shall pay over, out of the first proceeds or receipts from the sale of said real estate, to John P. B. Maxwell and William P. Robeson, of Belvidere, in the county of Warren, in this state, or their legal representatives, the sum of two thousand three hundred dollars, with interest thereon from the first day of September last, in full of a claim made. by them, against the heirs of the said Joseph P. Chamberlin, which is a lien on said property.

Certain debts to

be paid first.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That no sale or deed of conveyance, which may be made by virtue of the authority by this act granted, shall alter, impair, or in any way affect the Rights of others right, title, interest, or claim, of any person or persons what not to be affectsoever, of, in, or to the said real estate, or any part thereof, that of the wiother than that of the widow and heirs of the said Joseph P. dɔw and heirs. Chamberlin, deceased, therein.

Passed February 10, 1835.

ed, other than

structing water

course.

AN ACT Supplementary to "An Act to empower the owners of the Pigeon Swamp, Marshes and Ponds, adjoining in the South Ward of New-Brunswick, in the County of Middlesex, to open and keep clear of obstruction, a certain Water Course and Ditch, for draining the said Swamp, Marshes and Ponds," passed March the twentieth, seventeen hundred and eighty.

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That if any person or persons shall, after the pasPenalty for ob- sing of this act, wilfully dam or otherwise obstruct the ditch or water course to Lawrence's brook, named in the first and second sections of the act to which this is supplementary, he, she or they so offending, shall be liable to pay the penalty of ten dollars for each and every such offence, to be sued for in the name of the managers of said water course and ditch, in an action of debt, in any court having jurisdiction of the same, with cost of suit, which penalty, when recovered, shall be applied by said managers, to the clearing of said water course and ditch.

Passed February 11, 1835.

Preamble.

AN ACT to authorize the sale of the Wood standing on certain Real Estate of Henry Remsen, late of the County of Monmouth, deceased.

WHEREAS, Henry Remsen, late of the county of Monmouth, in the state of New Jersey, died intestate, seized of a large quantity of Pine Woodland, situate in the township of Stafford, in the county and state aforesaid, leaving Eliza, Deborah, Julia-Ann, Maria, and Henrietta Remsen, minors, his children and heirs at law; AND WHEREAS, it is represented by James T. Bartine, the guardian of the said minor children, by petition and affidavits accompanying the same, that it would be for the interest of the said wards, if the guardian were authorized to make sale of the wood and timber standing and being on the said land, but that the same cannot be done without the aid of a special act for that purpose; Therefore,

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assem-
bly of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of
the same, That the said James T. Bartine, guardian of the
said infants, be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered
to make sale, at public vendue, to the highest bidder, of such
and so much of the wood and timber standing and being on
the several tracts of pine land belonging to the said wards, as
in the opinion of the said guardian, will be ripe and fit for mar-
ket, and be for the benefit of the said wards, giving at least
one month previous notice, by advertisements, in five of the
most public places in the township of Stafford, in said county,
and cause the same to be published, for the same period of
time, in one of the newspapers printed in this state, nearest
to the premises, and circulating in the vicinity of the said
lands; and to invest the net proceeds of such sale or sales,
in some safe securities, drawing interest under the direction.
of the Orphans' Court, of the county of Monmouth: Provi- Proviso.
ded nevertheless, that before the guardian make sale as afore-
said, he give bond to the Governor of this state, in such sum,
and with such security as the Orphans' Court of the said
county may direct and approve.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the Orphans' Court of the Orphans' Court
county of Monmouth, may, from time to time, as the said to make distri-
minor children come of age, order and direct the said guar- ceeds.
bution of pro-
dian to make distribution of the proceeds of said sale or
sales, and pay off to such child or children, so coming of age,
her or their portion or portions: Provided, that nothing herein
contained, shall prevent the said guardian from using any
portion of the said proceeds, for the education and mainte-
nance of said minor children, under the order and direction
of the said Orphans' Court.

Passed February 12, 1835.

AN ACT to incorporate the "Fairfield Social Library Com-
pany."

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General As-
sembly of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same, That Daniel Burt, Spencer Frary, Asa Fish,
John Moore, Daniel P. Roray, Reuben Ware, Benjamin R.
Bateman, James Diament, Jr., and all such other persons as

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